 |
|
| Appropriations Request | |
| Posted: April 3, 2009 | |
Standoff Detection of Explosives and Explosive Devices |
|
| Amount Requested: $4.2 million |
|
| The funding will support University of Rhode Island’s efforts to create and test an explosives detection system. This system will eventually be put to use protecting our forces deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq from improvised explosive devices (IEDs). It also has applications for domestic uses in areas where bomb threats are possible. This project will place URI at the forefront of research on IED-defeating technologies and support new graduate student and faculty positions. Finally, it will create a national test bed at URI for the evaluation of IED-defeating technologies and will enhance forensic analysis capability. This project will support higher education in Rhode Island and will establish a Rhode Island/Massachusetts manufacturing capability for IED and Chemical/Biological sensors. | |
|
Recipient's address: University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881 and Physical Sciences Inc. 20 New England Business Center, Andover, MA 01810 |
|